Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  Joseph Schuster, composer on this day in history.   

1757  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67 on August - 11.   

1772  Explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000 on this day in history.   

1772  The birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general on August - 11.   

1772  Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general on August - 11.   

1778  Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement on August - 11.   

1780  Barbados hurricane begins on this day in history.   

1786  Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia on this day in history.   

1794  Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72 on August - 11.   

1799  Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist on this day in history.   

1804  On August - 11 francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria   

1805  On this day in history pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament   

1807  On August - 11 david R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849   

1811  On August - 11 judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6]   

1820  Janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1823  Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe) on August - 11.   

1824  On August - 11 new South Wales is constituted a Crown colony.   

1828  Edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909 on this day in history.   

1832  On August - 11 thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1833  Robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill) on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal   

1836  On this day in history cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician   

1837  Marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated on August - 11.   

1844  On this day in history jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63   

1852  On this day in history nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70   

1858  First ascent of the Eiger on this day in history.   

1858  Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929) on August - 11.   

1860  On this day in history nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)   

1860  On this day in history nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)   

1860  On August - 11 alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie)   

1860  James Wilson, politician on August - 11.   

1862  Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history french protectorate over Cambodia is established.   

1863  Cambodia becomes French protectorate on this day in history.   

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1467  On this day in history birth of mary of York, English princess (d. 1482)   

1600  Paul Hallman, composer was born on August - 11.   

1613  On August - 11 birth of cristoph Kaldenbach, composer   

1635  On this day in history birth of thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus)   

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on August - 11.   

1673  On this day in history birth of richard Mead, London, physician   

1718  On this day in history birth of sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791)   

1720  Martin Gerbert, composer was born on this day in history.   

0353  On August - 11 death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  Death of Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople on August - 11.   

0480  On this day in history death of leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC)   

0897  Death of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona on August - 11.   

1171  Louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies on August - 11.   

1180  On August - 11 guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies   

1183  On August - 11 christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on August - 11.